Thy Word my lamp in dark­est night,
Illumes my path with its heav’n­ly light;
This pre­cious lamp, my trea­sure dear,
With fade­less ray doth my spir­it cheer.
My hope is based upon that Word,
That pre­cious mes­sage from my Lord;
Tho’ storms arise, it stands se­cure,
Forever change­less it shall en­dure.

Refrain

Guided aright,
If led by the beams of that light,
Safely and sure­ly we jour­ney
Up to yon ci­ty so bright.
If led by the beams of that light,
Safely and sure­ly we jour­ney
Up to yon ci­ty so bright.

Give heed! give heed! O child of light,
And shun the sha­dow of sin’s dark night!
God’s Word your trem­bling steps will show,
The nar­row path where your feet must go.
O watch and pray, and trust your Lord!
Put full re­li­ance on His Word;
No oth­er book can show the way
From earth­ly night to the land of day.

Refrain

All hail! all hail! thou book di­vine!
From whence the light on my path doth shine!
The Spir­it will our teach­er be,
And won­drous mean­ings our hearts shall see.
The light of Heav’n, so pass­ing fair,
Will shine about us ev­ery­where.
We hear the lang­uage of the skies!
The city shin­eth be­fore our eyes.

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